Abstract

GARCIA-CABRA, DA  and  JEREZ-FIDENCIO, D. Diagnosis of SCIWORA associated with Brown Séquard syndrome in an adolescent. Acta ortop. mex [online]. 2021, vol.35, n.6, pp.557-559.  Epub Oct 10, 2022. ISSN 2306-4102.  https://doi.org/10.35366/105710.

SCIWORA (Spinal Cord Injury without Radiologic Abnormality) is a rare condition that mainly affects pediatric patients; We present the case of a teenage male patient diagnosed with SCIWORA/Brown Séquard Syndrome. In admission, he has multiple bruises on his neck and right hemibody and immediately he refers paraesthesia in all four limbs and spastic hemiparesis with right predominance, as well as inability to stand up and urinary continence. Treatment based on NASCIS III study is initiated and after the imaging tests, a diagnosis has already been made. We present the most current definitions of SCIWORA and the recommendations to make its diagnosis, as well as its relationship and coexistence with spinal syndromes.

Keywords : SCIWORA; Brown Séquard syndrome; spinal syndrome; magnetic resonance; neurological deficit.

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